It was city league basketball in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Colorado State University-Pueblo’s men’s basketball team went school-yard on Western N.M., blistering the Mustangs 91-61 Friday night.

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The Pack (6-3, 4-1) hit 10 3-pointers in the first half alone, 14 in the game. They took 68 shots from the floor, many after just one pass.

And when they missed, they rebounded – to a 50-35 advantage.

They led by 30 at halftime. And they remained safely out in front the rest of the way.

It was give-and-go time all night, as in give me the ball and go, well, you know where.

“We’re a running team and that’s what I thought we’d look like this year,” CSU-Pueblo head coach Ralph Turner said.

“We pulled back a little in the second half, because we have to play again (tonight).”

Senior guard Dylan Fritsch hit seven 3-pointers, five in the first half alone. Most of his shots were of the quick-release variety.

“My family calls it God-given, but my dad was a good shooter in high school,” Fritsch said. “We are a shooting team and Coach Turner makes sure we get a lot of shots up in practice. It’s our first game home in awhile and it’s great to put up shots where you practice.”

The Mustangs dropped to 1-7 (1-4 RMAC), with their only win coming against Western State. Terrez Scott led WNMU with 16 points but the Mustangs shot just 36 percent from the field.

CSU-Pueblo shooting guard Jed Knafelc, lost for the season with a broken foot, said he prayed to play in games like the one Friday night. And even though he was on the sidelines in a cast, he might have been able to knock one down against a forgiving WNMU defense.

“We did not play as well in the second half and that showed,” Turner said. “It was one of those games we had to have, especially after going on the road early like we did. So it was a good game in that regard for us.”